Modeling Reverse Flows of Selected Recycled Materials, their Associated Energy Use and their GHG Emissions – An Application to California and a Blueprint for the US

Status

In Progress

Project Timeline

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025

Principal Investigator

Project Team

Craig Rindt, Monica Ramirez-Ibarra, Andre (Yeow Chern) Tok, Brian Casebolt, Llorenc Miquel I Solé, Joshua Swank, Nader Rezaei, Brian Mora, Fenny Patel, Stephen Ritchie, Diego Rosso, Zhe (Jared) Sun, Lenka Mindzak, Pedro Martin, Uma Iyer, Farzana Khatun

Sponsor & Award Number

DOE: 21-01-SA-5104

(Subcontract to REMADE Institute)

(Administered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Areas of Expertise

Freight, Logistics, & Supply Chain

Team Departmental Affiliation

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Project Summary

The objective of this project is to create a unique systems analysis tool for REMADE, the recycling industry, and U.S. consumers of recycled materials (using the California State Freight Forecasting Model (CSFFM) in the California Statewide Freight Forecasting and Travel Demand Model (CSF2TDM) as a framework) that will enable REMADE, recycling agencies, and industry to analyze and project the generation, flow, recycling, reuse, and disposal of scrap metal, e-waste, selected plastics, and fibers from packaging, and their associated net energy consumption and net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, under different scenarios. The tool will be developed using California as a case study; detailed step-by- step instructions to enable the extension of this tool to other states and the U.S. will be developed.